Action Center

Pesticides touch every aspect of our lives: from supermarket food residues, to chronic disease, to biodiversity loss and climate change. But signs of change are everywhere. People all over the world are seeking healthier alternatives in their own lives, and taking collective action to create real change — you can too. Take action now.

Federal officials are considering a new set of dietary guidelines that include not just what’s on your plate, but the broader impacts of food choices — including how that food was produced.
Making these field-to-fork connections would be a seismic shift in our national food policy. Tell USDA, FDA and the White House to support the expert panel's recommendations for a "...Read more

Efforts are once again underway to “fast track” approval of the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. Fast track means no public hearings, no floor debate, no amendments — no civic engagement whatsoever.
Join us in calling on Congress to stop the fast track and open up the TPP for public scrutiny and debate.
Let’s remind our legislators that they’...Read more

State legislators are advancing several bills that would protect children from hazardous pesticides. But they face tremendous opposition from a handful of powerful corporations, including BASF, Dow, DuPont Pioneer, Monsanto and Syngenta.
Don’t let these pesticide corporations block progress on pesticides. Please send a message to your state lawmakers encouraging them to take a stand...Read more

Home use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos was banned over a decade ago, precisely because science showed harms to children’s developing brains and nervous systems — including reduced IQ and increased risk of autism. Yet use in agricultural fields across the country continues.
EPA is now taking comments on its latest review of the health risks of chlorpyrifos. Please sign onto...Read more

We hear President Obama's pollinator task force will soon be finalizing its plan to "promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators." Help us make sure it makes a real difference.
So far, the task force hasn't focused one of the primary threats to bees and other pollinators: pesticide exposure.
Sign the petition urging President Obama to ensure this task force results...Read more

It’s been 20 years since the only rule protecting farmworkers from agricultural pesticides was put into effect. EPA is finally revising it, but they're dragging their feet. We think it’s been long enough and we’re giving them a deadline.
Join us in keeping the pressure on EPA to strengthen the Worker Protection Standard, and better protect the country’s two...Read more

When it comes to new GE crops, the federal decisionmaking process simply isn’t working — and it’s most certainly not serving the interests of farmers, rural communities or public health.
USDA’s approval last week of Monsanto’s latest GE seed/herbicide combo shows just how broken things are. According to the agency’s own data, planting these new...Read more

Despite incredible public outcry from half a million concerned individuals, farmers, scientist, and health care professionals, Dow’s new genetically engineered (GE) crops — and the harmful pesticides designed to accompany them — are poised to hit the market.
The federal agencies clearly aren’t listening. Last month, USDA approved the 2,4-D-resistant corn and soybeans...Read more

The brain-harming chemical, chlorpyrifos, has been under review by the state’s Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) for over 10 years. We think it’s time to talk to their boss.
Join us in urging Governor Brown to provide some much-needed leadership to better protect children’s health.
With more than one million pounds of chlorpyrifos used in California fields...Read more

McDonald's claims that their potatoes are produced sustainably, but rural residents in central Minnesota know differently: pesticide drift from potato fields is a major problem.
Hazardous pesticides applied to McDonald's potatoes are known to cause chronic health problems, have damaged nearby crops and livestock, and can disrupt local ecosystems. Tell McDonald's to do the right thing...Read more

Monsanto & Co. are at it again. Teaming up with other Big Food interests, they’re once again pushing a bill to ensure consumers are kept in the dark about genetically engineered (GE) food.
Join the National Week of Action for GE Labeling, and speak up for our right to know! More than 90% of Americans support labeling GE food. We want to know what’s in our food and how it’s...Read more